Buffalo Bulls vs Akron Zips prediction, odds and picks, November 27, 2026
Buffalo at Akron: Bandwagon's model makes Buffalo an 81% favorite (Buffalo −14).
Buffalo Bulls vs Akron Zips odds and win probability
Axle gives Buffalo a 81% chance to win, by about 14 points.
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Why Axle has Buffalo
All CFB ratings| BUF | AKR | |
|---|---|---|
| Rating | 1476 76th of 138 | 1232 135th of 138 |
| Last 5 games | 4-1 | 0-5 |
| Streak | W4 | L8 |
| Home field | No | Yes |
| Meetings won | 3 | 1 |
Blue marks the better side of each row. This line uses ratings from results and home advantage; last 5 results, streak and meetings are context only, not inputs.
How Axle's line has moved
Every stored line
| Stored | AKR win | Move |
|---|---|---|
| Nov 10, 11:52 PM ET | 19% | 0 |
| Nov 10, 11:52 PM ET | 19% | 0 |
| Nov 10, 10:43 PM ET | 19% | 0 |
| Nov 10, 10:08 PM ET | 19% | −2 |
| Nov 10, 5:03 AM ET | 21% | 0 |
| Nov 9, 5:04 AM ET | 21% | — |
Buffalo Bulls vs Akron Zips prediction
Bandwagon's model makes the Bulls a 14-point favorite, with a 81% chance to win. The model total is 52. Ratings: Zips 1232 (135th of 138), Bulls 1476 (76th). The Zips have won 0 of their last 5; the Bulls 4 of their last 5. The two have met 4 times in Bandwagon's results history; the Zips won 1, the Bulls 3.
Written from the numbers on this page by a template; nothing here is an opinion.
Form, head-to-head and injuries
Recent form
Buffalo Bulls
| Opponent | Kick (ET) | Result | Picks | Axle | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| at Miami (OH) RedHawks | W 34–31 | – | – | matchup | |
| vs Bowling Green Falcons | W 31–24 | – | – | matchup | |
| vs Massachusetts Minutemen | W 25–18 | – | – | matchup | |
| at Toledo Rockets | W 23–8 | – | – | matchup | |
| vs Western Michigan Broncos | L 17–20 | – | – | matchup |
Akron Zips
| Opponent | Kick (ET) | Result | Picks | Axle | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| vs Western Michigan Broncos | L 14–42 | – | – | matchup | |
| vs Ohio Bobcats | L 20–28 | – | – | matchup | |
| at Kent State Golden Flashes | L 20–35 | – | – | matchup | |
| at Miami (OH) RedHawks | L 14–34 | – | – | matchup | |
| vs Eastern Michigan Eagles | L 23–25 | – | – | matchup |
Head-to-head
| Game | Kick (ET) | Result | Picks | Axle | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Akron Zips at Buffalo Bulls | 24–16 | – | – | matchup | |
| Buffalo Bulls at Akron Zips | 41–30 | – | – | matchup | |
| Buffalo Bulls at Akron Zips | 13–10 | – | – | matchup | |
| Akron Zips at Buffalo Bulls | 22–23 | – | – | matchup |
Injuries
Buffalo Bulls: nobody listed as injured by the roster source
Akron Zips: nobody listed as injured by the roster source
From the roster source's status flag only; no depth chart or game-time status.
Standings and ratings
All ratings- Bulls– 4th · W4
- Bulls rating1476 76th of 138, 7 games
- Zips– 13th · L8
- Zips rating1232 135th of 138, 8 games
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The bandwagon on each team
NCAA Division I FBS football · 4th · streak W4
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NCAA Division I FBS football · 13th · streak L8
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How Axle makes this line
How this line is made
In NCAA Division I FBS football a line is made from the ratings and home advantage alone: a calibration layer using the other inputs did not beat rating-only out of sample here. Travel and time zones did not improve the line here; injuries and weather are collected but not yet measured.
Internal
- Ratings from results usedan Elo-style rating per team from every final score, with margin of victory · Bandwagon's stored results
- Home advantage usedthe league's home edge, none at a neutral site · Bandwagon's model constants, checked against results
- Schedule in the data, not usedrest days, back-to-back games and three games in four days · Bandwagon's stored fixtures
- Recent form in the data, not usedaverage margin over each side's last games this season · Bandwagon's stored results
External
- Injuries unavailable for this game · More than three days to kickoff; lists are used inside that windowplayers listed out or doubtful, weighted by their share of the team's playing time · Public injury lists and box scores
- Travel and time zones in the data, not useddistance and time-zone change from each side's last game to the venue · Wikidata coordinates, Open-Meteo time zones · read Oct 29, 10:31 PM UTC
- Weather unavailable for this game · No forecast stored before kickoffforecast wind, rain and temperature around kickoff at open-air venues · Open-Meteo forecasts
Prediction markets and the crowd's split are shown beside the model's lines for comparison. They are not inputs. Method and record.